6-week handbuilding in clay course, Tuesday mornings Sept-Oct 2025

Name: 6-week handbuilding in clay course, Tuesday mornings Sept-Oct 2025
Start: 2025-09-09T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-09T12:30:00+01:00
Location: Unit 2 Hilperton Marsh Farm, Marsh Road, BA14 7PJ Trowbridge, United Kingdom

Schedule

Tue Sep 09 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Unit 2 Hilperton Marsh Farm, Marsh Road, BA14 7PJ Trowbridge, United Kingdom | Trowbridge, EN

Join us for 6 weeks of hand building in clay, suitable for complete beginners and improvers alike.
Tuesday mornings 10am-12.30pm, running from 9th September to 14th October 2025
You’ll learn traditional hand building pottery and sculpting techniques using stoneware clay and put into practice on your own self-directed projects.
You’ll also have plenty of opportunity to explore surface decoration using tools, slips, oxides and glazes. Your expert tutor will be on-hand to help you realise your creative vision, offering advice and guidance along the way, plus an extra pair of hands when needed for the tricky bits!
Suitable for complete beginners to those who’ve attended hand building classes before and are looking to practice and improve their technique on their own self-directed projects.
What’s included:
+ 15hrs creative time, artist-led with tuition and guidance to help you realise your creative vision
+ 5× making sessions and 1× glazing session in week 6
+ £250 incl. clay, slips, underglazes, oxides and glazes, as well as tools, stoneware firings, and of course, tuition - no hidden extras!
+ Free secure parking at venue
+ Everything you make is yours to keep, work collection is several weeks after the final session�
Working with clay is a wonderful mindful activity and great for boosting your mental health and wellbeing. We’re a friendly and fun bunch, so you are guaranteed to have some lovely chats and make a few friends along the way!